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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...
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Lead pollution may have caused the fall of the Roman empire
Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
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Did Climate Change Really Bring Down the Eastern Roman Empire?
But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise ...
Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...
Rare Roman gold coins discovered in Luxembourg
A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...